You ever miss getting REALLY excited about stuff?

[Guestx]

When I was a kid, I remember getting REALLY excited about shit. It was awesome. I'd get excited and it would be like I was about to explode or something.

Getting a new bike for Christmas. Picking up Street Fighter II for the SNES on release day. Having friends come over to watch Wrestlemania X. Going to hang out with the cute girl who just moved into the neighborhood.

When I was a kid, that kind of shit would get me HYPED. It just seemed like the greatest thing ever. So awesome.

Now it's hard to muster up much excitement for anything anymore, and I certainly don't get THAT excited about anything ever at this stage of the game.

I mean, to get me that excited these days it would have to be some BIG shit. Like I just won a million dollars. Or I discovered the fountain of youth. Or prime Tiffany-Amber Thiessen was travelling forward in time to give me a blow job.

I miss having the kind of excitement I had about things when I was really young. Anyone else with me on this? Anyone else think about how life is just sort of lame now and nothing is worth getting that hyped over?

 

[Cherry Brigand]

I'm pretty excited for battlefield v.

 

[Mike]

Yeah it's called getting older and realizing how much bullshit there is in life. Last couple things I got excited about were games, and they were disappointing. Although come to think of it infinity war had me hyped and lived up to it.

 

[Guestx]

Yeah it's called getting older and realizing how much bullshit there is in life. Last couple things I got excited about were games, and they were disappointing. Although come to think of it infinity war had me hyped and lived up to it.

Last time I remember feeling REAL excitement was in my early 20s, I think. So almost 15 years ago.

I mean, I still get hyped for things but it's very much a more subdued, lackluster kind of hype. Like, hyped in relation to the way I would normally feel, but it's nothing compared to the way I'd feel about shit when I was younger.

 

[sfblue]

Yeah I feel the same way. I think that's why I drink beer... but even beer is not as great as it once was. Life becomes "been there done that" when you reach a certain age.

 

[bubbleboyjones]

When I was a kid, I remember getting REALLY excited about shit. It was awesome. I'd get excited and it would be like I was about to explode or something.

Getting a new bike for Christmas. Picking up Street Fighter II for the SNES on release day. Having friends come over to watch Wrestlemania X. Going to hang out with the cute girl who just moved into the neighborhood.

When I was a kid, that kind of shit would get me HYPED. It just seemed like the greatest thing ever. So awesome.

Now it's hard to muster up much excitement for anything anymore, and I certainly don't get THAT excited about anything ever at this stage of the game.

I mean, to get me that excited these days it would have to be some BIG shit. Like I just won a million dollars. Or I discovered the fountain of youth. Or prime Tiffany-Amber Thiessen was travelling forward in time to give me a blow job.

I miss having that kind of excitement I had about things when I was really young. Anyone else with me on this? Anyone else think about how life is just sort of lame now and nothing is worth getting that excited over?

I was so into Street Fighter 2 at the time that my brother and I purchased the Super Famicom version so we could get it before the American release. It was like $120 at the time which is like $200 today.

 

[Mike]

Last time I remember feeling REAL excitement was in my early 20s, I think. So almost 15 years ago.

I mean, I still get hyped for things but it's very much a more subdued, lackluster kind of hype. Like, hyped in relation to the way I would normally feel, but it's nothing compared to the way I'd feel about shit when I was younger.

The last time I was truly excited for anything was probably my wedding. So..... about six years ago.

 

[salamander]

-Any time you get to be with nieces and nephews or your friend's kids.

-Dwane Casey getting shitcanned.

-When your client finally makes a bit of progress.

 

[Rygu]

What came to mind instantly for me was how excited I was for Zelda: A Link to the Past. I think I was 12 and every day that was all that was on my mind, I even made my mom drive me to Washington to get a few days early.

Well worth it.

 

[Son of Jamin]

My kid gets excited for a tiny LEGO car, I didn’t even get excited for our latest brand new car!

The only thing that gets me really excited these days are picking him up from pre-school and doing family stuff with him and my queen!

 

[BEER]

Dude, if you don't still get dumb excited for shit, you're living life wrong.

 

[Guestx]

I was so into Street Fighter 2 at the time that my brother and I purchased the Super Famicom version so we could get it before the American release. It was like $120 at the time which is like $200 today.

That's funny.

I remember Nintendo beating Sega to the punch on Street Fighter felt like a major coup. I wonder how many Genesis owners bought an SNES just so they could play SFII.

Speaking of import versions, I actually bought the Turbo Grafx-16 version at one point. Cost me about $50. There was no really good reason to buy it beyond the fact that I was wondering how well a TG-16 port would work.

 

[Rygu]

I was so into Street Fighter 2 at the time that my brother and I purchased the Super Famicom version so we could get it before the American release. It was like $120 at the time which is like $200 today.

I remember when that was released, normally games were around $70. It was $130 everywhere though as I figure they knew it would still sell out. I lucked out and found a small toy store that had it for $70.

 

[Rygu]

I'm pretty excited for battlefield v.

I was until I found out it's just Battlefield: SJW edition.

No longer excited for it.

 

[Mike]

Dude, if you don't still get dumb excited for shit, you're living life wrong.

It's not like unhappy people don't know there's something wrong.

 

[Guestx]

I wish I could get as excited about something as the Nintendo 64 kid was on that fateful Christmas day.

 

[mooseman17]

As sad as it sounds I probably get more excited about progress at work, especially if it’s something I have been working on for a while, than something like a vacation. I may need to invest in some hobbies.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

I was so into Street Fighter 2 at the time that my brother and I purchased the Super Famicom version so we could get it before the American release. It was like $120 at the time which is like $200 today.

I did the same thing. Had to also buy the converter to PAL.

 

[tmnpothead]

Maybe snort some Zoloft?

Seriously tho nothing compares to opening that N64 on Christmas morning. Maybe the first few times I did MDMA but that was artificial

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

Adult shit is expensive and I get nervous when buying new things. I ask questions like...

"Is this a good use of my money?"
"Am I being ripped off?"
"Will it break before my finance agreement ends?"

I was sitting in my old workplace and I remember getting excited in going down a road that I had never gone down before, as a child. That sense of adventure...